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There’s a free event happening on 19 June in Leeds for communicators working in local or central government, the NHS, housing, and blue light services. Register now to learn with 100 of your peers and reconnect with the 'what, why and how' of public sector communications’ missions. Here’s why you can’t afford to miss it...
by Emma Howard
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‘Prepare for the worst, hope for the best’ is a well-used maxim. But taking that comms preparation to the next level on social media is what one team did in a recent exercise. Here’s the inside track on what they learned…
by Simon Carr
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So 25 May has passed. The world hasn’t ended following GDPR going live. But what next?
by John-Paul Danon
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Any event soaks up the time of a busy communications lead. But make it a royal wedding and you have just multiplied it by 10 or even 20.
by Louisa Dean
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A new definition of what comms, advertising and PR is being road tested through conversation and debate. Can you take part?
by Andy Green
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What has football got in common with the beautiful game, communications? More than you’d think when a charismatic, insightful German manager is involved…
by Ben Capper
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You can’t spend wisely unless you understand marketing’s full impact, say marketing experts McKinsey. If we ask ourselves whether our communications and marketing budgets are being spent wisely, could we honestly say yes?
by Rachel King
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As comms people it can be easy to forget the importance of our bread and butter communications in the chase for flashy content, funny videos or slick campaigns. But we shouldn’t forget…
by Emma Howard
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Do local councils have a role to play in place marketing? Of course they do. But mix up some creative thinking with a social media plan and it makes for a different way to do it…
by Mark Ford
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GDPR – it’s your favourite subject, right? But with some creative thinking, and a proactive approach, maybe it could just turn out to be an opportunity…
by Viki Harris
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Episode four of the finest communications podcast in the land is here. And it features everything from award-winning comms to GDPR, and social media insight, creative thinking and the Commonwealth Games. Oh, and some squirrels…
by Adrian Stirrup
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One of the beauties of digital comms, social media and self-publishing is that we are no longer reliant on traditional media to share news. So what better time for a council to maximise this than during local elections…
by Adam Keating
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Rumours abound on the reasons why Wetherspoons scrapped their social media accounts. Whatever the reason it’s useful for communicators to reflect on where social media fits into the mix in 2018.
by Rebecca Roberts
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Pretend chuminess from the public sector is starting to grate with one comms person. Shall we not?
by Louise Powney
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Comms Unplugged is truly unique. It’s a brilliant mix of learning, development, connecting and well-being. It’s also packed with great food, people and live music too. Here’s why you should get yourself there.
by Sally Northeast
Read moreThere is no doubting the importance of video to connect with an audience. Since Mark Zuckerburg's announcement earlier this year, there is no doubting the importance of Facebook groups. So, the idea of going through groups to reach an audience is just win. Here is how South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue did it.
by Emma Wright
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What has whale meat got to do with the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal? Read on…
by Ben Capper
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Cultural intelligence – know what it is and where it may fit into your role? Read on and please take part in an associated piece of dissertation research to support a final year PR student.
by Connor Peters
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On Thursday I’ll be co-hosting an important webinar which will reveal the latest insight and trends on the public sector’s use of social media.
by Darren Caveney
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